← All Ireland tours via partner · From €105 · 3 hours 
House of Guinness Tour with admission to the Guinness Storehouse
Free cancellation Booked securely via partner
Check availability & prices →
From €105 per person
The standard Guinness Storehouse visit tells you how the beer is made. This tour tells you about the family who made it - and in doing so, tells you a large part of the story of Dublin itself.
When Arthur Guinness signed that famous 9,000-year lease at St James’s Gate in 1759, he started something that went far beyond brewing. This guided tour traces the Guinness family across generations - from Arthur the visionary founder, through Edward and Benjamin who expanded the brewery into a global operation, to the philanthropic work that shaped Dublin’s housing, hospitals, and public spaces. The Guinness family were politicians, social reformers, and cultural patrons who left their mark on the city you see today. Your guide brings these stories to life with the kind of context you simply wouldn’t get from walking around the Storehouse on your own.
After the guided section, you get full admission to the Guinness Storehouse itself - the iconic multi-sensory exhibition inside a seven-storey building shaped like a pint glass. The whole experience finishes where it should: in the Gravity Bar on the top floor, with a perfectly poured pint and a 360-degree view of Dublin stretching from the Wicklow Mountains to the Irish Sea.
The complete experience takes approximately 3 hours.
The Luas Red Line is the simplest way to get here. James’s stop puts you almost at the gate, and Heuston is a short walk away. Driving and parking in the Liberties is more complicated than it sounds on a map - the Luas takes the stress out of it entirely.
The guided section puts everything else you see in the Storehouse into proper context. Arthur Guinness isn’t just a name on the label - his descendants were among the most influential figures in 19th and early 20th century Dublin. Understanding the family history before you walk through the seven floors makes the exhibition feel much richer than it would on a self-guided visit.
Take your time in the Storehouse after the guided tour. The Advertising Archive floor has decades of Guinness campaigns that you’ll want to look at properly, and the cooperage display on the lower floors is genuinely fascinating if you’ve never thought about how barrels are made. Most people rush through and regret it.
The Gravity Bar view is best on a clear day, but it’s still worth it in the rain. From up there you can see all the way to the Wicklow Mountains to the south and across the bay to Howth Head to the north. On a clear evening, the light over the city is something else entirely.
If you want to do the Connoisseur tasting as well, book both experiences together. The Connoisseur Experience is a separate premium tasting on the 4th floor - four Guinness variants with a trained guide - and it complements this tour well. The two together give you both the family story and a deep dive into the brewing itself.